Suriname: Response to Request for Information on Security

UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000382 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL NS SUBJECT: Suriname: Response to Request for Information on Security Dialogues REF: STATE 112900 ¶1. (U) The United States does not have an established security dialogue with Suriname. Post is covered by the DATT in Brasilia. Post has a Military Liaison Office that coordinates IMET, FMF, and 1206 programs. ¶2. (U) The United States and Suriname have three defense-related treaties. The most recent agreement is a 2009 update, via Diplomatic Note, to include 1206-related provisions, to the 1980 Agreement concerning the provision of training related to defense articles under the United States International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program. A 2005 Agreement regarding the status of United States personnel who may be temporarily present in the Republic of Suriname is the governing Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). There is also a 1996 Agreement regarding the status of U.S. Special Forces Deployment for Training Exercise Mission. NAY